RODDY ELLIAS QUARTET
2.00
TICKETS
His music has been described as “unapologetically beautiful” (All About Jazz) and his creativity “both startling and inspiring” (Just Jazz Guitar). A passionate improviser and prolific composer, Canadian guitarist Roddy Ellias is an artist whose work defies simple definition. His musical journey has taken him from his early roots in pop and R&B bands and classical music, to the improvised world of jazz, through African and other world beats all the way to writing an opera, and everything in between.
Along the way he’s performed with some of the great names in music, including Lee Konitz, David Liebman, Tom Harrell, Nat Adderley, Cleo Laine, Michel Legrand, the Montreal Symphony, Joel Frahm, Dr. Lonny Johnston and many more.
The Roddy Ellias Quartet features longtime collaborator and Juno winning vocalist Felicity Williams along with two new members, bassist Josh Cole and saxophone/clarinet player, Ted Crosby.
LADYFINGERZ
6.00
Diane Roblin (piano & keyboards) and Kayla Milmine (soprano saxophone) aka “Ladyfinger” are two distinguished players within Toronto’s creative music scene. Both playful and expressive, they explore their own original compositions through whimsical dialogues and progressive improvisation. Their soulful interpretations of compositions by McCoy Tyner, Carla Bley, Wayne Shorter, and other greats are unique and engaging.
Recently they have been joined by drummer Mark Zurawinski turning “Ladyfinger” into “Ladyfingerz”! This new trio formation has proven to enhance Ladyfinger in many interesting and expressive ways.
KLEZMER STRING BAND
8.00
Ft.
Jonathan Cannon - Violin
Iliya Magalnyk - Accordion
Beth Silver - Cello
Tyler Emond - Bass
PETAL LOOP x EXIT POINT
11.00
A weekly ambient jam. This week featuring Exit Points:
The Exit Points Ensemble is a free-improvisation collective arranged by musician and producer Michael Palumbo, whose approach to microsound on modular synthesizer involves filter pinging, delays, and stereo panning. The current lineup includes: Nirvana Sagar, a tenor saxophonist who explores experimental concepts in contemporary and modern jazz music; Rudy Ray, a trumpeter famed for his involvement with the Wu Tang Clan, who explores acoustic and electronic expressions of Instrumental African Jazz and Hip-pop, R&B, Soul, and funk music. Xina Gilani, an award-winning poet, actor, and writer, and a member of Buddies in Bad Times Young creators unit. aniqa dear, a singer/songwriter who weaves her unique expertise in the vocal instrument with contemporary techniques, impactful storytelling, and ever-morphing aesthetics. None, an experimental musician and improvisor with a background as a jazz drummer who focuses on the combination of improvised and electroacoustic music.